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{{Infobox football tournament
| name                 = SAFF U-20 Championship
| logo                 = 
| caption              = 
| founded              = 2015
| region               = [[South Asia]] ([[South Asian Football Federation|SAFF]])
| number of teams      = 7
| current champions    = {{fbu|20|BAN}} <br/> (1st title)
| most successful team =  {{fbu|20|IND}} <br/> (3 titles)
| broadcasters         = 
| motto                = 
| website              = 
| current              = [[2024 SAFF U-20 Championship]]
}}
The '''SAFF U-18/U-19/U-20 Championship''' is a biennial [[association football|football]] championship for male footballers under the age of 20 and is organized by the [[South Asian Football Federation]] (SAFF). The championship was held for the first time in August 2015 in [[Nepal]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Nepal to Host First Ever SAFF U19 Championship From August 20–29|url=http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=24378|accessdate=30 June 2015|work=Goal Nepal|date=29 June 2015}}</ref> The tournaments are held just before [[AFC U-19 Championship]] qualification matches, keeping in mind about proper preparation for that.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/saff-u20-championship-2022-india-football-team-vs-bangladesh-final-result|title=SAFF U20 Championship 2022: Gurkirat Singh hat-trick powers Indian football team to title|access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref>

==Results==
;'''U18 Category'''
{| width="100%" font-size:90%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="1"
|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
! rowspan="2" width="5%" |Year
! rowspan="2" width="10%" |Host
! rowspan="14" bgcolor="ffffff" width="1%" |
! colspan="3" |Final
! rowspan="14" bgcolor="ffffff" width="1%" |
! colspan="3" |Third place match/Semi-finalists
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
! width="15%" |Champion
! width="10%" |Score
! width="15%" |Runner-up
! width="15%" |Third place
! width="10%" |Score
! width="15%" |Fourth place
|- bgcolor="#F5FAFF" align="center"
|2017
''[[2017 SAFF U-18 Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|BHU}}
[[Bhutan]]
|'''{{fbu-big|20|NEP}}'''
|[[Round-robin tournament|RR]]
|{{fbu-big|20|BAN}}
|{{fbu-big|20|IND}}
|[[Round-robin tournament|RR]]
|{{fbu-big|20|BHU}}
|- align="center"
|2019
''[[2019 SAFF U-18 Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|NEP}} 
[[Nepal]]
|'''{{fbu-big|20|IND}}'''
|[[2019 SAFF U-18 Championship#Final|2–1]]
|{{fbu-big|20|BAN}}
|{{fbu-big|20|MDV}}
|[[2019 SAFF U-18 Championship#Third place match|1–0]]
|{{fbu-big|20|BHU}}
|- bgcolor="#F5FAFF" align="center"
|}

; '''U19 Category'''

{| width="100%" font-size:90%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="1"
|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
! rowspan="2" width="5%" |Year
! rowspan="2" width="10%" |Host
! rowspan="14" bgcolor="ffffff" width="1%" |
! colspan="3" |Final
! rowspan="14" bgcolor="ffffff" width="1%" |
! colspan="3" |Third place match/Semi-finalists
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
! width="15%" |Champion
! width="10%" |Score
! width="15%" |Runner-up
! width="15%" |Third place
! width="10%" |Score
! width="15%" |Fourth place
|- bgcolor="#F5FAFF" align="center"
|2015
''[[2015 SAFF U-19 Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|NEP}} 
[[Nepal]]
|'''{{fbu-big|20|NEP}}'''
|[[2015 SAFF U-19 Championship#Final|1–1]]
{{pso|5&ndash;4}}
|{{fbu-big|20|IND}}
| colspan="3" |{{fbu|20|AFG}} and {{fbu|20|BAN}}
|- align="center"
|2023
''[[2023 SAFF U-19 Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|NEP}} 
[[Nepal]]
|'''{{fbu-big|20|IND}}'''
|[[2023 SAFF U-19 Championship#Final|3–0]]
|{{fbu-big|20|PAK}}
| colspan="3" |{{fbu|20|BHU}} and {{fbu|20|NEP}}
|}

; '''U20 Category'''

{| width="100%" font-size:90%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="1"
|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
! rowspan="2" width="5%" |Year
! rowspan="2" width="10%" |Host
! rowspan="16" bgcolor="ffffff" width="1%" |
! colspan="3" |Final
! rowspan="16" bgcolor="ffffff" width="1%" |
! colspan="3" |Third place match/Semi-finalists
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
! width="15%" |Champion
! width="10%" |Score
! width="15%" |Runner-up
! width="15%" |Third place
! width="10%" |Score
! width="15%" |Fourth place
|- bgcolor="#F5FAFF" align="center"
|2022
''[[2022 SAFF U-20 Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|IND}}
[[India]]
|'''{{fbu-big|20|IND}}'''
|[[2022 SAFF U-20 Championship#Final|5–2]]
{{aet}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|BAN}}'''
|'''{{fbu-big|20|NEP}}'''
|[[Round-robin tournament|RR]]
|{{fbu-big|20|MDV}}
|- align="center"
|2024
''[[2024 SAFF U-20 Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|NEP}} 
[[Nepal]]
|'''{{fbu-big|20|BAN}}'''
|[[2024 SAFF U-20 Championship#Final|4–1]]
|'''{{fbu-big|20|NEP}}'''
| colspan="3" |{{fbu|20|BHU}} and {{fbu|20|IND}}
|}

==Participating nations==

;Legend
{{colbegin}}
*'''{{bg|gold|1st}}''' – Champions
*'''{{bg|silver|2nd}}''' – Runners-up
*'''{{bg|#cc9966|3rd}}''' – Third place
*'''{{bg|#9acdff|4th}}''' – Fourth place
*5th – Fifth place{{efn|name=2017 format|Format of the 2017 tournament was single [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] between the 5 participating teams. Nepal won the title on [[Goal difference|head-to-head]] rule of classification.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/format-changed-1459777|title=Format changed|date=10 September 2017|accessdate=28 September 2017|work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]}}</ref>}}
*'''{{bg|#cc9966|SF}}''' – Semifinals{{efn|name=3rd 2015|No third-place match was held in 2015 and 2023.}}
*GS – Group stage
*q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
*{{border|width=3px|color=darkred|{{spaces|3}}}}&nbsp;&mdash; Hosts
*<span style="border:1px solid gray">&nbsp;×&nbsp;</span> – Did not enter
*<span style="border:1px solid gray">&nbsp;•&nbsp;</span> – Did not qualify
*<span style="border:1px solid gray">&nbsp;'''×'''&nbsp;</span> – Withdrew before qualification
*{{bg|black|{{spaces|3}}}} &mdash; Withdrew/Disqualified after qualification
*{{bg|darkred|{{spaces|3}}}} &mdash; Not part of SAFF
{{colend}}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! width=170|Team
! {{flagicon|NEP}}<br>[[2015 SAFF U-19 Championship|2015]]
! {{flagicon|BHU}}<br>[[2017 SAFF U-18 Championship|2017]]
! {{flagicon|NEP}}<br>[[2019 SAFF U-18 Championship|2019]]
! {{flagicon|IND}}<br>[[2022 SAFF U-20 Championship|2022]]
! {{flagicon|NEP}}<br>[[2023 SAFF U-19 Championship|2023]]
! {{flagicon|NEP}}<br>[[2024 SAFF U-20 Championship|2024]]

! Total
|-
| align="left" |{{fbu|20|BAN}}
| bgcolor="cc9966" |SF
| bgcolor="silver" |'''2nd'''
| bgcolor="silver" |'''2nd'''
| bgcolor="silver" |'''2nd'''
| GS
| bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''
! 6
|-
| align=left|{{fbu|20|BHU}}
| GS
| style="border: 3px solid darkred" bgcolor=9acdff|'''4th'''
| bgcolor=9acdff|'''4th'''
| ×
| bgcolor="cc9966" |SF
| bgcolor="cc9966" |SF
! 5
|-
| align=left|{{fbu|20|IND}}
| bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''
| bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''
| bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''
|style="border: 3px solid darkred" bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''
| bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''
| bgcolor="cc9966" |SF
! 6
|-
| align=left|{{fbu|20|MDV}}
| GS
| 5th
| bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''
| bgcolor=9acdff|'''4th'''
| GS
| GS
! 6
|-
| align=left|{{fbu|20|NEP}}
| style="border: 3px solid darkred" bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''
| bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''
| style="border: 3px solid darkred" | GS
|bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''
|style="border: 3px solid darkred" bgcolor="cc9966" |SF
|bgcolor="silver" |'''2nd'''
! 6
|-
| align=left|{{fbu|20|PAK}}
| ×
| ×
| ×
| ×
| bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''
| ×
! 1
|-
| align=left|{{fbu|20|SRI}}
| ×
| '''×'''
| GS
| GS
| ×
| GS
! 3
|-
! colspan="8" |Former Team
|-
| align=left|{{fbu|20|AFG|2013}}
| bgcolor="cc9966" |SF
| colspan="5" bgcolor="darkred" |{{white|Not a [[South Asian Football Federation|{{white|SAFF}}]] member}}
! 1
|}

==Statistics==
===Performance by nation===
{|class="wikitable"
!Nation
!Champions
!Runners-up
!Third-place
!Fourth-place
!Semi-Finalists
|-
|{{fb|India}}
|style="background:gold"|'''3''' ([[1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup|2019]], [[1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|'''2022''']], [[1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2023]])
|style=background:silver|1 ([[2015 SAFF U-19 Championship|2015]])
|style=background:#cc9966|1 ([[2017 SAFF U-18 Championship|2017]])
|–
|1 ([[2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2024]])
|-
|{{fb|Nepal}}
|style=background:gold|2 ('''[[2008 SAFF Championship|2015]]''', [[2018 SAFF Championship|2017]])
|style=background:silver|1 ([[2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2024]])
|style=background:#cc9966|1 ([[1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2022]])
| –
|1 ([[1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2023]])
|-
|{{fb|Bangladesh}}
|style=background:gold|1 ([[2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2024]])
|style=background:silver|3 ([[1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2017]], [[2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2019]], [[1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2022]])
| –
| –
|1 ([[2015 SAFF U-19 Championship|2015]])
|-
|{{fb|Pakistan}}
| –
|style=background:silver|1 ([[1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2023]])
| –
| –
|–
|-
|{{fb|Maldives}}
| – 
| –
| style="background:#cc9966" |1 ([[1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2019]])
| style=background:#9acdff|1 ([[1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2022]])
|–
|-
|{{fb|Bhutan}}
| –
| –
| –
|style=background:#9acdff|2 ([[2018 SAFF Championship|2017]], [[1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup|2019]])
|2 ([[2023 SAFF U-19 Championship|2023]], [[2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2024]])
|-
|{{fb|Afghanistan|2013}}*
|–
|–
|–
|–
|1 ([[2015 SAFF U-19 Championship|2015]])
|-
|{{fb|Sri Lanka}}
| –
| –
| –
| –
|–
|}


;Notes
{{notelist}}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Tournament
!Most Valuable Player
!Top scorer(s)
!Goals
! rowspan= |Best Goalkeeper
!Fair play award
|-
|2015
|''Not Awarded''
|{{flagicon|NEP}} [[Anjan Bista]] <br/> {{flagicon|NEP}} [[Bimal Magar]]
|align=center| 3
|
|{{fbu|20|IND}}
|-
|2017
|{{flagicon|BHU}} [[Orgyen Tshering]]
|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Jafar Iqbal]]
|align=center| 5
|
|{{fbu|20|BHU}}
|-
|2019
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Ninthoinganba Meetei]]
|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Foysal Ahmed Fahim]] <br/> {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Tanvir Hossain]] <br/> {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gurkirat Singh]]
|align=center| 2
|
|{{fbu|20|BHU}}
|-
|2022
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Gurkirat Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Gurkirat Singh]]
|align=center| 8
|
|{{fbu|20|SRI}}
|-
|2023
|{{flagicon|IND}} Manglenthang Kipgen
|{{flagicon|BHU}} Jigme Namgyel <br/> {{flagicon|IND}} Gwgmsar Goyary <br/> {{flagicon|NEP}} Samir Tamang
|align=center| 3
|{{fbwicon|IND}} Lionel Daryl Rymmei
|{{fbu|20|BHU}}
|-
|2024
|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Mirajul Islam]]
|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Mirajul Islam]]
|align=center| 4
|{{flagicon|BAN}} Md Asif
|{{fbu|20|NEP}}
|}

==See also==
*[[SAFF U-17 Championship]]
*[[SAFF U-20 Women's Championship]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{SAFF U-18 Championship}}
{{SAFF Football}}
{{International football}}

[[Category:SAFF U-18 Championship| ]]
[[Category:SAFF competitions]]
[[Category:Under-20 association football competitions]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2015]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in Asia]]